5.61 Physical Chemistry
5.61 Physical Chemistry (Fall 2017, MIT OCW). Instructor: Prof. Robert Field. This course is an introduction to quantum mechanics for use by chemists. Topics include particles and waves, wave mechanics, semi-classical quantum mechanics, matrix mechanics, perturbation theory, molecular orbital theory, molecular structure, molecular spectroscopy, and photochemistry. Emphasis is on creating and building confidence in the use of intuitive pictures.
(from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 01 - Quantum Mechanics - Historical Background, Photoelectric Effect, Compton Scattering |
| Lecture 02 - Wave Nature of the Electron and the Internal Structure of an Atom |
| Lecture 03 - Two-Slit Experiment, Quantum Weirdness |
| Lecture 04 - Classical Wave Equation and Separation of Variables |
| Lecture 05 - Quantum Mechanics: Free Particle and Particle in 1D Box |
| Lecture 06 - 3D Box and QM Separation of Variables |
| Lecture 07 - Classical Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator |
| Lecture 08 - Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator |
| Lecture 09 - The Harmonic Oscillator: Creation and Annihilation Operators |
| Lecture 10 - The Time-Dependent Schrodinger Equation |
| Lecture 11 - Wavepacket Dynamics for Harmonic Oscillator and PIB |
| Lecture 12 - Catch Up and Review, Postulates |
| Lecture 13 - From Hij Integrals to H Matrices |
| Lecture 14 - From Hij Integrals to H Matrices (cont.) |
| Lecture 15 - Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory |
| Lecture 16 - Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory (cont.) |
| Lecture 17 - Rigid Rotor: Orbital Angular Momentum |
| Lecture 18 - Rigid Rotor: Derivation by Commutation Rules |
| Lecture 19 - Spectroscopy: Probing Molecules with Light |
| Lecture 20 - Hydrogen Atom |
| Lecture 21 - Hydrogen Atom: Rydberg States |
| Lecture 22 - Helium Atom |
| Lecture 23 - Many-Electron Atoms |
| Lecture 24 - Molecular Orbital Theory: Variational Principle and Matrix Mechanics |
| Lecture 25 - Molecular Orbital Theory: H2+, A2, AB Diatomics |
| Lecture 26 - Qualitative MO Theory: Huckel |
| Lecture 27 - Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory III |
| Lecture 28 - Modern Electronic Structure Theory: Basic Sets |
| Lecture 29 - Modern Electronic Structure Theory: Electronic Correlation |
| Lecture 30 - Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory: H is Time-Independent, Zewail Wavepacket |
| Lecture 31 - Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory: H is Time-Dependent |
| Lecture 32 - Intermolecular Interactions by Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory |
| Lecture 33 - Electronic Spectroscopy: Franck-Condon |
| Lecture 34 - Electronic Spectroscopy and Photochemistry |
| Lecture 35 - Delta-Functions, Eigenfunctions of X, Discrete Variable Representation |
| Lecture 36 - Time Dependence of Two-Level Systems: Density Matrix, Rotating Wave Approximation |
| References |
5.61 Physical Chemistry
Instructor: Prof. Robert Field. This course is an introduction to quantum mechanics for use by chemists.
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